Testing Resistance & Reform News: February 13 - 19, 2019

National How "No Child Left Behind" Is Still Destroying Reading for Young Children
https://nancyebailey.com/2019/02/12/how-nclb-is-still-destroying-reading-for-children-%ef%bb%bf/

Arkansas Control of Little Rock Public Schools Hangs on a Single Standardized Exam
https://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2019/02/16/accountability-the-future-of-the-little-rock-school-district-hangs-on-a-test-at-charter-schools-on-the-other-hand 

Colorado Denver Teachers Strike Won End to Test-Based "Performance Pay"
https://theconversation.com/striking-teachers-in-denver-shut-down-performance-bonuses-heres-how-that-will-impact-denver-schools-111818

Florida Governor Plans to Eliminate Common Core, But Will Testing Overkill Subside?
https://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20190216/lane-desantis-roots-out-common-core-but-whats-next
Florida Early Childhood Educators Resist Kindergarten Readiness Assessment
https://www.deyproject.org/denishas-blog/i-am-ready-how-florida-early-childhood-educators-resist-the-misuse-of-kindergarten-readiness-assessment
 
Georgia Teacher Blames Education Policy Makers for Atlanta Cheating Scandal
https://www.wrvo.org/post/former-teacher-blames-education-policymakers-atlanta-cheating-scandal

Illinois PARCC Ended and Testing Time Cut by One Third
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39961101/new-assessment-testing-for-students-grades-3-8
Illinois State Set Unrealistic Goals Under ESSA
http://understandingessa.org/essa-implementation-illinois-and-student-outcome-requirements/

Indiana Parents, Educators Debate Civics Testing Bill
https://www.newsandtribune.com/news/southern-indiana-parents-educators-debate-civics-test-requirement-bill/article_5321350e-30a0-11e9-8e97-47645c3c3489.html

Massachusetts Take a Lesson From Los Angeles: Less Standardized Testing
https://commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/lesson-from-la-less-standardized-testing/

New Jersey State Reaches Interim Deal to Replace Graduation Test Court Threw Out
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2019/02/15/nj-reaches-deal-over-graduation-parcc-testing-education-law-center/2879823002/

New Mexico State Seeks Input on Replacement for Test-Driven School Grades
https://www.abqjournal.com/1280980/ped-plans-big-changes-to-prior-reforms.html

New York Use of Graduation Pathways with Fewer Test Hurdles Slowly Growing
https://dailygazette.com/article/2019/02/16/adoption-of-new-graduation-pathways-remains-slow-in-capital-region

Ohio Ongoing Struggle to Eliminate Harmful Obama-Duncan Testing "Reforms" from State Law
https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2019/02/13/18874/

Oregon Too Young to Test Campaign Advances
https://dianeravitch.net/2019/02/18/oregon-fight-builds-for-too-young-to-test-bill/

South Carolina Hundreds of Parents, Teachers, Students Flood State House to Press for Testing Reform
https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/teachers-parents-vent-to-sc-lawmakers-about-problems-with-education/article_3d790c04-2ef7-11e9-9f34-af521f16fcd3.html

Texas Don't Tie Teacher Pay to Student Test Scores
https://www.theeagle.com/opinion/columnists/don-t-tie-teacher-merit-pay-to-test-scores/article_7d48a72e-2f40-11e9-b02a-2bb50ddcce74.html

Utah Legislature Tries to Reduce High Exam Opt-Out Rates
https://kutv.com/news/local/90-million-in-federal-money-for-utah-schools-at-risk-from-standardized-test-opt-out-rates
Utah Bill Would Eliminate School Grades
https://www.parkrecord.com/news/education/proposed-bill-in-utah-legislature-would-eliminate-school-grades/

Vermont Why Most Education Reforms Do Not Work Very Well
https://vtdigger.org/2019/02/14/william-mathis-educational-reforms-not-work-well/

West Virginia Students and Teachers Are More Than Test Scores
https://www.wvgazettemail.com/opinion/daily_mail_opinion/commentary/sonya-ashby-students-and-teachers-are-more-than-test-scores/article_2713970c-e6f9-5d3f-b58c-f1aea7930da3.html

International Testing Systems: Finland vs the U.S.
https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/standardized-tests-finlands-education-system-vs-the-u-s 
International Scotland The Flaws of National Testing
https://www.tes.com/news/national-testing-we-warned-it-wouldnt-work

University Admissions Ferris State in Michigan is Latest Addition to Test-Optional List
https://www.ferris.edu/admissions/test-optional/homepage.htm
University Admissions More Schools Will Become Test-Optional
https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/horizon

Bob Schaeffer, Public Education Director
FairTest: National Center for Fair & Open Testing
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